U.S. Outbound Tourism Snapshot for 2014: Record Year for International Travel
Photo Credit: Lounge chairs line the beach in Cancun, Mexico. Flickr / Gabriel Saldana
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The same factors that led to a record number of Americans traveling abroad in 2014 also attracted a record number of visitors to the country, creating a balance in outbound versus inbound travel spend.
A record 68.3 million Americans traveled abroad in 2014, a 10 percent increase over last year, according to annual statistics released this week by the U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office.
The greatest growth in outbound travel occurred in December and April with 17 percent year-over-year increases each month.
Every month, the NTTO releases data
